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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's basketball team hits the road to take on Transylvania on Saturday, January 25 at 3 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers stand at 11-6 overall and 8-2 in the HCAC on the season.
* Rose-Hulman ranks tied for second in the HCAC with Franklin College at 8-2 trailing Anderson with a record of 9-1.
* The Fightin' Engineers were just the fifth team in the last 21 years of the HCAC to start the conference season 7-0, but they have dropped two contests since then to Hanover and Franklin.
* The team comes off an explosive win over Manchester with a final score of 95-71.
* The Fightin' Engineers shattered the school record for team-made three-pointers in a single game with 20 triples in the win over Manchester.
* The previous record of 15 made three-pointers was set in 2018, and the team's total is just one shy of the all-time HCAC record of 21. 
* Miles McGowen reached a career milestone in the team's loss to the Panthers recording his 1,000th point as a member of the Fightin' Engineers men's basketball team. He is just the 33rd player in school history to join the 1,000-point club and the first since Craig McGee and John Czarnecki in 2020.
* Joey Schmitz leads the team in scoring with 13.1 points per game. He also leads the team with 47 three-pointers made and 31 steals.
* Miles McGowen has been another standout averaging close to a double-double with 12.3 points per game and 9.8 rebounds per game.
* Kobe Stoudemire also averages double figures in scoring with 11.1 points per game and leads the team in assists with 47.
* Daniel Savovic is another double-figure scorer averaging 10.4 points per game this season.
* The Fightin' Engineers were picked to finish fourth in the HCAC preseason coaches poll, receiving 53 poll points.
* Miles McGowen earned 2nd-team all-HCAC honors last season after leading the team with 15.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.
* After traveling to take on Transylvania, Rose-Hulman will hit the road to face Franklin on Wednesday, January 29 at 7:30 PM. 

TRANSYLVANIA NOTES:
* Transylvania stands at 9-8 overall and 7-3 in the HCAC this season.
* The Pioneers rank fourth in the conference behind Anderson, Franklin, and Rose-Hulman.
* The team has won two straight against conference opponents defeating Manchester 70-65 and Earlham 85-68. 
* The Pioneers are led by Colby Napier averaging 15.3 points per game this season.
* Transy has two other players averaging double figures in scoring including Hunter Penn and Ian Reesor with 12.8 and 11.3 points per game. 
* Penn is also the team's leading rebounder with 7.9 rebounds per game. 
* Transylvania has been selected to finish fifth in the HCAC preseason poll receiving 52 points.
* After hosting the Fightin' Engineers, Transylvania will host Berea on Wednesday, January 29 at 7:30 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman trails in the all-time series between both teams with a record of 18-26 overall against the Pioneers.
* The Fightin' Engineers defeated Transylvania earlier this season with a final score of 82-79.
* Rose-Hulman has won three of their last four games against the Pioneers dating back to the 2022-23 season. 
* The team has an all-time away record of 7-14 when traveling to face Transylvania.

CAREER STATS NOTES:
* Miles McGowen - 1st in offensive rebounds (251), 1st in offensive rebounds per game (2.9), 7th in field goal percentage (53.9%), and 7th in rebounds per game (8.1), 11th in total rebounds (694)
* Kobe Stoudemire - 14th in 3-point field goals made (107), 12th in 3-point field goals attempted (308)
* Joey Schmitz - 5th in average minutes per game (30.24)

HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Anderson (14-3, 9-1 HCAC)
T2) Franklin (12-5, 8-2 HCAC)
T2) Rose-Hulman (11-6, 8-2 HCAC)
4) Transylvania (9-8, 7-3 HCAC)
T5) Hanover (9-9, 5-5 HCAC)
T5) Mount St. Joseph (9-8, 5-5 HCAC)
T7) Berea (8-9, 3-7 HCAC)
T7) Bluffton (4-13, 3-7 HCAC)
T9) Manchester (6-11, 1-9 HCAC)
T9) Earlham (1-16, 1-9 HCAC)